How Does High-Speed Worldwide Satellite Internet Work?

Satellite internet is generally one of your last choices – the latency and vulnerability to bad weather make it worse than fiber and cable, but at least it’s not dial-up. However, there are currently several projects, most notably SpaceX’s Starlink, that are aiming not only to make satellite internet faster but to make it available everywhere on Earth. The first two Starlink satellites were launched in February 2018, and while SpaceX is reluctant to release concrete details, it is possible that internet operations will begin in 2020 and may cover much of the world by 2024 if it sticks to